Transfer or ticket issuing machine.



No. 789,833. PATENTED MAY 9, 1905.

J. F. OHMBR.

'TRANSFER 0R TICKET ISSUING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1904.

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PATENTED MAY 9, 1905.

J. F. HMER.

TRANSFER OR TICKET ISSUING MACHINE.

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TRANSFER OR TICKET ISSUING MAGHNE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.19, 1904.

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PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN F. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, .ASSIGNOR TO OHMER FARE REGISTER OO., OFROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

TRANSFER OR TICKET ISSUING MACHINE.

SPEGIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,333, dated May 9,1905.

Application filed August 19, 1904. Serial No. 221,439.

Be it known that I, JOHN F. Outrun, a citizen of the United States,residing` at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Transfer or TicketIssuing Machines; and l. do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the iigu resof' reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in transfer and ticket issuingmachines to be used by agents or conductors for transferring passengertraffic to the cars of connecting-lines or other modes of transportationfrom one line to another. lt is a common thingl with transportationcompanies generally to issue transfers to passengers for continuing' theride upon another connecting-line by issuing to such transferredpassenger a printed ticket, commonly7 known as a transfer, with whichmedium of exchange the passenger receiving same is entitled to continuethe journey. The prevail-ing custom is to print and bind the transfersin the form of a pad, one of which is detached from the pad and given toeach passenger desiring to continue the liourney upon another publicconveyance on the same line contiguous at one or severalconnecting-points. The usual form of such transfer provides a specialplace upon such ticket for the month, the day, the hour, the direction,and the names of the streets or transportation-lines to any of whichtransfers are made. ln addition to the above data there is space usuallyprovided for printing the fractional part of hours, designated asfifteen, thirty, or forty-five minutes. With this system of transfer itis necessary that the conductor first detach one of the transfers fromhis pad and thereafter, with a ticket-punch held in one hand, perforatethe transfer to indicate the month,` the day, the hour, the minute, thedirection, and the line to which the passenger is transferred. It istherefore obvious that to issue properly a transfer under the ordinarysystem, as above described, much time is consumed by the conductor, andhisliability to mistakes is increased according to the data on thetransfer requiring perforations and to the Volume of traffic. lt mustfurthermore be obvious that the transfer handled in this way iscumbersome, requiring both hands of the conductor in its operation, andbesides by reason of the necessity of a continuous manipulation of thepad from the pocket of the conductor to his hands, and vice versa, thetransfers so handled are considered a source of dangerfrom a sanitarystandpoint. Vith this system there is also a probability that theconductor will in many cases inadvertantly tear off two or moretransfers by reason of their adhering' together, and, moreover, there isno way of keeping a record of the transfers detached other than makingcalculations from the consecutive numbers usually printed upon thetransfers.

The objects of the present invention are manifold.

First. For each transfer issued and preceding' the issuing thereof theinvention provides one or more movable perforators by which the month,the day, the hour, the minute, the direction, and the designated streetor connection required are perforated, the number of perforations tocorrespond to the number of perforations combined with the machine. lSecond. Means are provided whereby each transfer issued must berecorded, so that a complete record is made of all transfers issuedirrespective of their being consecutively numbered or otherwise. Theinvention is an improvement on that shown and described in theapplication filed `February 19, 1904, Serial No. 199,978, signed by thepresent applicant jointly with Elmer H. Bridenloaugh, the improvementsconsisting chiefiy of the application of a pluralityof movableperforators combined with other mechanism and operating simultaneouslywith each issue, said movable perforators being previously set atpredetermined points, which points conform to printed forms on thetransfer or ticket to be issued.

The previously-printed transfers or tickets are on a continuous strip infolds or in a roll and are essentially a part of the invention, it beingunderstood that the printed data upon such transfers or tickets must belocated thereon at points to conform to the location of the severalmovable perforators.

Third. The operation of setting' the perforators is greatly facilitatedand made accurate by placing' on an exterior part of the casing suitableindexeswhieh conform -to the various printed matter on the transfer orticket, said visible indexes being designated by means of a movablepointer or hand. Each pointer or hand coacts with its correspondingperforater.

Preceding a detailed description of the invention reference is made tothe accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectionalelevation on the line ai fc of Fig. 2 and the line fr' of Fig. 3. Fig. 2is a top view of the casing. Fig. 3 a rear view of the machine with thedoor removed. Fig. 4f is an elevation of the rear wall of the machine asshown in Fig. 1 to illustrate the perforators. Fig. 5 is a view of theform of ticket which may be used in the machine. Fig. 6 is a top planview of the casing with a portion broken away, illustrating amodification of the means for indexing the perforators. Fig. 7 is adetail elevation of one of the perforators. Fig, 8 shows detail views ofmodifications of the perforators. Fig. 9 is an elevation similar to Fig.1, showing an increased number of perforators. Fig. 10 is a ticket formadapted for a number of perforators shown in Fig. 9.

In a detail description of the invention similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts.

The casing 1 is of suitable size and shape to accommodate the variousmechanisms and is designed to be worn on the person of the conductor inany suitable manner-'for example, by the attachment of a strap to theside buckles 2 on the casing. The rear of the casing is designed to beclosed bya door and secured by a lock, both of which are omitted fromthe drawings. The front of said casing is provided with a slot 3,through which the tickets or transfers issued and recorded are projectedin a position to be torn off upon the line 1, as shown in Fig. 5, whichillustrates the form of ticket or transfer. The said ticket or transferis drawn from a roll 5, located in a suitable place within the casing.

6 designates an operating-lever which is'the primary member throughwhich the entire ticket issuing and perforating devices are operated.This lever is projected through a vertical slot (not shown) in the frontof the casing in a convenient position to be operated by one hand of theconductor and has its fulerum upon shaft 8, which also has upon it aratchetwheel 7 and a spur-wheel 9. The latter wheel engages a smallerspur-wheel 10, b y which the primary feed-roll 11 is turned, the upperroll 11 maintaining the strip of tickets or transfers in suitablecontact with the said feed.- roll 11. Lever G carries a ratchet-pawl 12,which engages in each upward movement of said lever a ratchet-wheel 7and causes a rotation of the several wheels upon the shaft 8.

13 designates a retainingpawl Vfor the ratchet wheel 7, which iscontrolled by spring 14:.

15 is a pitman mounted above and in line with the rear end 6' of thelever and is operated by said lever against the tension of a spring 16,said pitman being permitted to have the required movement by means of anangular slot 17 therein, through which a headed guide-stud 18 passes andmaintains said pitman in an operative position against a side of thecasing. The upper end of said pitman is suitably connected to acrank-arm 20, which extends from one of the actuators 19. This cam oractuator lies immediately above the perforator Q1, which is inclosed iua support or socket 2Q.

The mechanism thus far described is the same in construction and mode ofoperation as that shown and described in the pending applicationhereinbefore referred to, with the exception of the manner of settingthe perforater 21. It may be further stated that certain othermechanisms-to wit, bell-sounding devices, registering and indicatingcounters, and printing devices---are omitted from the present invention,as they are fully set forth in the drawings and specification of theapplication hereinbefore referred to.

In the present invention a multiplicity of perforators are employed anda corresponding number of actuators are employed therefor, and inasmuchas the mountings 22 of said perforators and the actuators 19 thereforare the same in construction common reference characters are employed teindicate the sameto wit, 19 and Q2. 21 is a second perforator in linewith perforator 21. Both of these perforators are movable in a straightline in indexing them to positions to perforate the figures indicatingthe minutes and the letters vindicating the directions on the tickets,as

shown in Fig. 6. Projected from the sockets Q2 of said perforators thereare vertical arms Q3, which extend through an oblong slot 21 in the topof the casing and have fixed to their ends buttons 25, which lie on theoutside of the casing and are provided with pointers 26, which aremovable throughout said slot to the various figures and letters arrangedin scales upon the casing in indexing the positions of the perforators.27 is a perforator which is similarly mounted in a socket 22 andoperated by a finger-button 25, said finger-button and perforator beingmovable the length of slot 28 in indexing said perforator to any one ofthe IOO TIO

figures shown on the scale adjacent to said slot, which figures indicatethe hours and correspond with the colum n-figu res on the ticket, asshown in Fig. 5. The perforator 27 is operated by its actuator 19, thelatter being operated simultaneously with the actuator 19 of the minuteand direction perforators by means of a link 31, which forms aconnection between the actuators 19, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1. Thesaid perforators are properly held in each indexed position by means ofnotched retaining-bars 32, which are yieldingly held in contact with` atooth 33, which projects from each of the perforator-supports. (SeeFigs. 1 and 4.) These retaining devices for the perforators are the samein each case, and the reference-numerals 32 and 33 will be employed todesignate the retaining devices for each perforator. Said bars 32 arenormally pressed in contact with said teeth 33 by means of springs 34,which are placed in suitable supports 35. It will be observed from Fig.1 that the ticket-strip passes below the perforators 21, 21', and 27 andabove openings 36 in the lower top wall 37 of the casing, so that whensaid perforators are depressed they will be enabled to pass through theticket in order that the proper perforation is made.

Thus far 1 have described the perforators for punching' the hoursindicated on the ticket or transfer, the minutes or fractional parts ofthe hours, and the directions as indicated on the ticket, Fig. 5, by NS. E. WV.

I will now describe further perforators by means of which the months,the days of the months, A M., and P. M. are indicated on the tickets ortransfers. These perforators are placed in parallel positions at therear of the casing, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and are all operatedsimultaneously with the upper perforators to perforate the transfers ortickets at thevplaces just above named.

38 designates a plate fixed in the rear of the casing and provided witha suitable number of parallel guide-grooves 39. In each of these groovesis supported one or more perforators, which have extending from thembars 40, having on their outer ends finger-buttons with index-pointers.As there are one of these slides 40 for each perforator and as they arepractically the same in construction, the same re f'- erence characterswill properly indicate each.

41 and 42 indicate, respectively, the perforators which perforate therow of figures 1, 2, 3, 0, which arc used in indicating' the days of themonth and A. l\/ anc P. M. (See Fig. 5.) These perforators 41 and 42 aremounted in sockets 22 and are indexed from the finger-buttons 25, whichlie on the outer side of slot 43 and are provided with pointers 26.Engaging the perforators 41 and 42 is an actuator 19, which is suitablyconnected to the pitman 15 by a link 46.

44 indicates a perforator for continuous rows of figures indicatingacross the ticket the days of the month, and 45 designates theperforator for the months, as indicated in names on the ticket. Theselast-named perforatorsJ to wit, 44 and 454are similarly mounted insockets 22 and are operated by similar actuators 19, said actuatorsbeing coupled to the pitman 15 by a vertical connecting-link 51 and thelink 46, the latter link, as 'before stated, being suitably connected tosaid pitman. The sockets 22 and the perforators 44 and 45 are connectedto their respective slides 40 and have their respective indexingfinger-buttons 25 and pointers 26, which are movable to positions toindicate the months and dates on the rear wall of the casing, as shownin Fig. 3, and which correspond in positions with the months and dateson the ticket, Fig. 5. As the perforating indexing device is shown inFig. 3 each perforator is indexed by the fingers engaging the buttons25, and when this means is employed for indexing said perforatorsretaining devices 32 and 33, hereinbcfore referred to, are instrumentalin retaining said perforators in their indexed positions.

In Fig'. 6 modified means are shown for indexing the perforators and bywhich the said retaining devices 32 and 33 may be dispensed with. Thesemodified means consist of shafts 30, suitably mounted and each of whichis provided with two worms 43, said worms engaging' projections 47,extending from the perforator-sockets 22, and projections 49, extendingfrom the heads of linger-buttons 25.

l/Vhile 1 have in the foregoing described perforators which aresusceptible of being moved to various positions crosswise of the ticketto be perforated, it is possible to employ a multiplicity of individualperforators which may not be subjected to the indexing' movements. Theseare illustrated in Fig. 8, Sheet 2, and consist of a plurality ofindividual perforators 50, which are suitably mounted in asupporting-bar 52, extending across the rear and top of the casing andhaving its ends fixed in the sides thereof. Parallel with thissupportingbar 52 there is similarly mounted a shaft 53, which slidinglysupports an actuator 54, which is movable therealong and is of asufficient size only to cover one perforator at a time. The actuator 54has a projection 55 extending' therefrom, with an indexing-pointer 26and linger-piece 25, which lies on the outer side of the casing and ismovable in a manner similar to the indicating operations hereinbeforereferred to. The actuator 54 is operated to depress any of theperforators from a connecting-link, which may be the upper end of thepitman 15, which engages the extension 55, projecting' from the shaft53.

The perforators are all provided at their punching ends with a suitabletaper, as shown in the several views of the drawings, particularly Fig'.7, in order that said perforators will not entirely sever the punchedportions IOO IIO

from the tickets, but, on the contrary, will leave said punched portionsjoined to the ticket on one side. This is a desirable Vfeature of theperforators, for the reason that if the punched portions were entirelydisconnected from the ticket they would soon accumulate in the machineto such an extent as to interfere with the operations of the mechanism;but in leaving said punched portions attached to the ticket they are fedout of the machine with the tickets as the latter are issued, and inpassing through the feed-rollers the said punched portions are pressedback against the ticket in order that the holes punched may be readilyvisible.

Describing the operation of the machine, it is first necessary to placewithin the case a roll or fold of previously-printed transfers ortickets arranged within the machine, so that the printed data on thefirst ticket will be located to correspond to the line of movement ofthe perforators. The movable perforator for the month and for the daywill be set by their indexing' devices for the current month and day,respectively. The perforator for the hour will be similarly set at thecurrent hour. rfhe perforator designating the fractional part of thehour will be also set, indicating such fractional part of the hour byminutes. The machine is preferably worn on the breast of the conductor.At the first transfer-point it will be necessary only for said conductorto move the perforator indicating' the direction desired by thepassenger, and with one hand he can very speedily perforate, record, andissue the transfer or ticket properly. It is therefore obvious that muchtime by the conductor is saved inthus issuing transfers and that a checkis provided against unscrupulous conductors and that it is impossible toissue more than one transfer or ticket at a time and that the transfersand tickets are clean and preferable from a sanitary standpoint. Thenumber of perforators may be more or less in each machine to correspondto the miscellaneous data printed upon the transfer or ticket and whichrequires perforation.

I claim to be the first person to combine in a ticket or transferissuing and recording` machine a plurality of perforators forperforating tickets or transfers at various places as they are beingissued from the machine.

Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the eXact construction and modeof operation of said perforators as herein shown and described, as it isobvious that changes might be made without departing' from thefundamental object of my invention.

The form of ticket shown in Fig. l() is slightly modified by theaddition of the streets, and the machine as shown in Fig. 9 is providedwith an additional perforator to punch this data, said perforator beinga duplicate of the others and located in a relative position with thedata on the ticket.

Having described my invention, l claim- 1. In a transfer or ticketissuingl machine, the combination with transfer or ticket issuingmechanism, of a plurality of movable perforators to perforate eachticket or transfer at predetermined points in the operations of issuingsaid tickets or transfers, said perforators being' operated to punch thetickets through the operating mechanism of the machine.

2. In a transfer or ticket issuing' machine, the combination withtransfer or ticket issuing mechanism, of a series of movable perforatorsactuated by said mechanism to puncture each ticket or transfer atvarious points.

3. In a transfer or ticket issuing machine, the combination with feedingdevices, and a main operating-lever for actuating' the same, of aplurality of perforators to perforate each ticket or transfer as thesame is being issued, and means acted upon by said lever for actuatingsaid perforators, and through which said perforators are caused to punchvarious parts of the tickets.

4. In a transfer or ticket issuing' machine,

.the combination with feedingl devices adapted to feed tickets ortransfers from a continuous strip, said tickets or transfers havingarranged thereon various groups of data, and a plurality of movableperforators so arranged with reference to the groups of printed dataupon the tickets or transfers that each pci'- forator will perforate anyselected data from any of the groups, said perforators being' operatedeach time through the ticket-issuing mechanism.

5. In a transfer or ticket issuing machine, the combination with issuingmechanism adapted to feed a continuous strip of tickets or transfers,said tickets or transfers containing previously-printed data in parallellines, of a plurality of perforators mounted in said machine inpositions corresponding to the positions of lines of data on saidtickets or transfers, a series of actuators arranged adjacent to saidperforators, and means interposed between the main actuating member ofthe ticket-issuing devices and the said actuators for operating theperforators simultaneously with the issuance of each ticket.

G. 1n a transfer or ticket issuing machine, the com bination withissuing devices consisting of a main actuating-lever, and feed-rollers,of a plurality of movable perforators, means for indexing the positionsof said perforators relatively to the places on each ticket or transferto be perforated, and means interposed between said perforators and saidlever whereby said perforators are simultaneously operated in eachoperation of said lever.

7. In a transfer or ticket issuing machine, the combination with issuingdevices, of a plurality of perforators adapted to perforate each ticketor transfer at predetermined points, said perforators being' movabletransversely IOO of the ticket, means for gaging the movement of eachperforator relative to the matter on the ticket to be perforated, andmeans connected to the main operating member of the ticket-issuingdevices for imparting a common movement to all of the perforators uponthe issuance of each ticket.

8. In a transfer or ticket issuing machine, the combination with a mainactuating-lever, feed-rollers, and means operated by said lever forimparting movement to said rollers, of a plurality of perforatorsarranged to perforate each transfer or ticket before the punchedportions of said transfers or tickets arrive at the feeding-rollers, thesaid perforators being so constructed as to not entirely remove thepunched portions of the transfers or tickets in order that the punchedportions may be pressed flatly against the under side of the transfersor tickets away from the openings in passing through the rollers.

9. In a transfer or ticket issuing machine, the combination withfeed-rollers adapted to feed a continuous strip of previously-printedtransfers or tickets, an operating-lever, and means actuated thereby foroperating' the feed-rollers, of a plurality of perforators arranged toperforate each transfer or ticket at desired points before the punchedportions of said transfers or tickets arrive at the feedingrollers, saidperforators being so constructed as to not entirely remove the punchedportions in order that said portions may be pressed back against thetransfers or tickets in passing' through the feeding-rollers, and meansconnected with the main operating-lever for actuating' the perforatorssimultaneously in each operation of a transfer or ticket.

lO. The combination with ticket-issuing mechanism adapted to feed acontinuous strip of previously-printed tickets, of a series ofperforators grouped or arranged to perforate each ticket at desiredpoints as indicated by the printed matter on said tickets, saidperforators being' so constructed that the punched portions of thetickets will remain joined to the tickets after they are issued in orderthat said punched portions may be removed from the machine with eachissuance of a ticket.

l1. The combination with ticket-issuing' mechanism adapted to feed acontinuous strip of tickets, each ticket provided with transverseparallel lines of printed matter, of a plurality of punches orperforators placed in positions within said machine to punch portions ofthe matter contained on said tickets, said perforators being soconstructed as to leave the punched portions of the tickets joined tosaid tickets, whereby the feedingrollers will open the perforatedportions of the tickets by pressing the punched portions backwardagainst the tickets as said tickets are fed from the machine and thusthe punched portions of the tickets will be removed from the machinewith each issuance of a ticket.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER.

lVitnesses:

R. J. McCAR'rY, JorN W. McKnowN.

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